Clinton County Genealogical Society

As a reminder, the Clinton County Genealogical Society will be holding its September meeting on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. In addition to the usual discussion of our goings-on and general family research, we are very excited that Rich Wykoff, of the Renovo Heritage Park, will be giving a presentation on the history of lumbering in this region. Please join us for FREE for what should be an interesting and entertaining evening. Here is the Zoom link. Hope to see you there! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88496922865

The Clinton County Genealogical Society recently donated a 10-volume set of all cemetery inscriptions in the county to the Clinton County Veterans Affairs to assist in locating and honoring the graves of all county veterans. Society members Ed and Joan Summerson also donated an index to the ten-volume set. Pictured are Justin Houser, Society President; Kathy Gates Snook, Society Treasurer; Jennifer Hagaman, Veterans Affairs Director; and Jeff Croak, Veterans Service Officer.

Let's talk genealogy and local history! We hope to see you on Zoom on July 14!

This is a reminder that in less than 2 weeks we will be having our meeting with a guest speaker. When: Tuesday November 12, 2019 Time: 7:00 pm... Where: Poorman Gallery located on Water Street, Lock Haven Guest: Joby Topper the Lock Haven University Director of Library and Information Services will be presenting "Lock Haven University, 1870-2020. Stories from the first 150 years," Please come and bring a guest! It is free!

Our March meeting was a wonderful event. Bonnie Hannis of the Clinton County Historical Society gave us a hands-on overview of the Society’s collection! We had a lot of fun trying to identify some of the interesting artifacts that were part of our ancestors’ daily lives.

NEW YEAR, NEW LOCATION: Bonnie Hannis of the Clinton County Historical Society will speak about the Historical Society at our first meeting of 2019. The meeting will be on Tuesday, March 12th, at 7 p.m. at the Poorman Gallery 352 Water Street, Lock Haven (next to the Heisey Museum). Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. After our program, we will have an update on several of our genealogy projects and general discussion about finding your ancestors. As always, there is no charge to attend, and the public is welcome!

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A reminder that tomorrow evening we will have a very special program. Sunday was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the "War to End All Wars." Joby Topper, Director of Library and Information Services at Lock Haven University, will speak on Clinton County in World War I. It should be a very interesting and informative event. Our meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m., at the LDS Church, 8 Noll Drive (off Route 64), Mill Hall, PA 17751. Hope to see you there. Bring a friend!

Belated 60th anniversary greetings to long-time CCGS members and volunteers, Ed and Joan Summerson! Ed has served as CCGS Auditor and Joan serves as Newsletter Editor and as former Vice President. They have helped out over the years with the cemetery project, the church records project, the atlas project, festival appearances, and others too numerous to mention! We hope that you had a wonderful day!